Cannot Remove Small Business Client from Client Computers (184084)

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Use the following steps to completely remove the Small Business Client component:

Removing Registry Entries

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe for Windows NT or Regedit.exe for Windows 95).
2. Go to the following keys:

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Small Business
   
         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 
            Uninstall\Small Business
   						

   On the Registry menu, click Save Key (Windows NT) or Export Registry File (Windows 95) to back up these registry keys to disk.
3. Select the following keys again, and then click Delete on the Edit menu:

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Small Business
   
         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ 
            Uninstall\Small Business
   						

Removing Files from the Hard Disk

The files installed on the client computer vary depending on the software selected during Setup. The following files are installed when only the Small Business Client component is installed:

Changing the Default Home Page for Microsoft Internet Explorer

To change the default home page for Internet Explorer, follow these steps:

Internet Explorer 4.0 and 4.01:

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the View menu, click Internet Options.
3. On the General tab, click Use Default under Home Page, and then click OK.

Internet Explorer 3.x:

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the View menu, click Options.
3. On the Start And Search Pages tab, click Use Default, and then click OK.

After you make this change, the default Web site opens when you start Internet Explorer (instead of the Small Business Server Web site).